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Judge ‘pleasantly surprised’ by virtual trials, refuses to delay GetSwift hearing
A judge has refused to delay a civil penalty hearing brought by ASIC against GetSwift, scheduled to begin in June, after the logistics company argued that the virtual hearing necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic would be prejudicial and the proceedings should be adjourned.
Judge shoots down amendment to group definition in Uber class action
A judge has denied a bid by the applicant in a massive class action against ride-sharing giant Uber to amend the group definition to include successors and assignees of those with claims, saying the request was made too late and that it was not clear who exactly would be included in the new group.
‘Good practical sense’: Judge OKs taxi driver class action against Uber
Uber has failed to put the brakes on a massive class action alleging the ride-sharing giant engaged in a conspiracy to steal business from taxi and limousine drivers across four states.
GetSwift shareholder info should be off limits for class action bookbuilding, judge told
Contact details of shareholders provided by GetSwift to the firm running a class action should not be used to recruit group members now that the common fund order in the case has been quashed, the logistics company has told a court.
Court not convinced ‘superhuman’ judge needed for back-to-back GetSwift hearings
A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application by GetSwift to delay the hearing of a shareholder class action against it, despite arguments that a judge would need to be "superhuman" to hear the trial immediately after a civil penalty hearing brought by ASIC against the logistics company.
Landmark Uber class action should be thrown out, court told
A class action alleging a conspiracy between ride-share giant Uber and related entities to launch a car service to take business from taxi drivers across Australia has no prospect of success and should be struck out, a lawyer for Uber told a court Wednesday.
‘This is why I hate categories of discovery’: Judge won’t let ASIC have another year of GetSwift docs
The judge overseeing proceedings brought against logistics company GetSwift has refused the corporate regulator’s request for another year’s worth of documents, saying it could effectively require the company to start the discovery process over again.
GetSwift ruling to offer roadmap for competing class actions
A groundbreaking judgment by the Full Federal Court over competing class actions will be handed down Tuesday morning and is expected to give judges much needed guidance on how to move forward when confronted, as they increasingly are, with multiple proceedings over the same alleged misconduct.
GetSwift class action should be reheard by new judge, Full Court told
The judge overseeing the GetSwift class action proceedings was bent on picking a winner from the outset and should be removed from the case for rehearing, a barrister for one of the losing law firms told the Full Federal Court Monday.
GetSwift judge won’t be slowed by class action appeal
The judge who stayed two of three competing class actions against logistics software company GetSwift wants to square away a common fund order in the winning case before an appeal of his ruling is heard, over the protests of the appealing law firms.